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Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea is Acceptable, Does Not Interfere with Oral Rehydration, and Reduces the Use of Other Medications
This brief assesses the impact of zinc supplementation with locally developed and culturally-specific educational messages on oral rehydration solution (ORS) and antibiotics or antidiarrheal use in children with acute watery diarrhea. Zinc side effects are also discussed.
Resource Type : Brief
Country : Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Philippines
Year : 2008-03-05T12:00:00
Language : English
Project : SHOPS